Re: Tim the Bishop

On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:46:54 GMT, Peter Ashby put finger to keyboard
and typed:

Matthew Vernon <matthew@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Paul" <pgrieg@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

On 29 Mar, 21:02, Alasdair <m...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 29 Mar 2007 06:45:33 -0700, "Paul" <pgr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

So your average bishop was not "moved
by the holy spirit" but by a "fall-back career choice". Have things
changed today?

And doubtless the selection criteria for the clergy were different
from today. A hereditary peerage or baronetcy in the family worked
wonders where the MA (Oxon) or Cantab was lacking.

A hereditary peerage in the family still works wonders today for
getting that MA (Oxon). By having money, going to the right schools,
knowing the right people, going to the right crammer, having the right
tutor, being instilled with confidence in his (meagre) ability, going
to the right church, knowing what books to read (Dawkins perchance?),
being drilled how to act at interview, 'Tim nice but dim', still
makes it to Oxbridge when brighter comprehesive kids go to Armpit
College...

My recent experience of Cambridge life suggests that very few "Tim
nice but dim"s get in these days.

But the stats show the proportion of students from fee paying schools
has risen at Oxbridge. So you would be wrong.

Maybe that's because students from fee-paying schools tend to have
more ability.

Mark
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